On September 12, 2015, the Pine
Barren Modelers RC Club participated
in the local Berkeley, New Jersey,
Township Pride Day. The Berkeley
Township Pride Day is an annual event
for local organizations to promote their
services to residents of the town.

Our club decided to participate
in this year’s event by setting up a
static display of various RC aircraft,
The club had a HobbyZone Sport
Cub to raffle off to the public. We
thought this would be a perfect starter
for someone who wanted to get into
the hobby; it’s ready to fly and has
SAFE technology. A nice young boy
was the Cub’s lucky winner and
actually might join the club. Not only
did we have a happy winner, the club
made a $60 profit to go toward our
field upkeep.

We had another community function
on September 24, at the Pumpers and
Pistons Automobile and Fire Apparatus
Show located in Ship Bottom, New
Jersey. This was the second annual
classic car and local fire equipment
show. Again, we had a static display
set up along with the Phoenix flight
simulator. It was another huge success.

The club raffled off another
HobbyZone Sport Cub and made
another young boy happy! The club
also acquired a few more potential
members from this show.

This was a perfect opportunity to
reach out to the communities and get
our name and our hobby out there. A
lot of conversation dealt with drones,
and we were able to discuss this and
let them know that we belong to a
national organization, the AMA, and
it’s all about promoting safety!

Based on the success of both of these
functions, we will make them annual
events for our club. It’s something
that other clubs should look into and
consider being part of.

Congratulations to the Pine Barren
Modelers RC Club for participating
in two community events and proving
that these gatherings pay dividends!

Remember, it’s not about what
you fly, it’s about the people and the
friends you make.

Eric Williams

Vice President

District II—New Jersey, New York, Europe

rcpilot@nycap.rr.com

4242 Amanda Ln., Schenectady NY 12303
Tel.: (518) 356-2057

The Pine Barren Modelers at the Berkeley Pride Day. The Pine Barren Modelers set up for the Pumpers and Pistons show.